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Chad:
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Other pages in this profile of Chad:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 10,111,337 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 8 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 47% (male 2,408,638/female 2,346,984) 15-64 years: 50.1% (male 2,317,406/female 2,746,104) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 123,561/female 168,644) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 16.4 years male: 15.2 years female: 17.5 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.195% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 41.61 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 16.39 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -3.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 100.36 deaths/1,000 live births male: 106.48 deaths/1,000 live births female: 94 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 47.43 years male: 46.4 years female: 48.5 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.43 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 4.8% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 200,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 18,000 (2003 est.) |
Major infectious diseases |
Definition degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis (2008) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Chadian(s) adjective: Chadian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Sara 27.7%, Arab 12.3%, Mayo-Kebbi 11.5%, Kanem-Bornou 9%, Ouaddai 8.7%, Hadjarai 6.7%, Tandjile 6.5%, Gorane 6.3%, Fitri-Batha 4.7%, other 6.4%, unknown 0.3% (1993 census) |
Religions |
Definition Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census) |
Languages |
Definition French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over can read and write French or Arabic total population: 25.7% male: 40.8% female: 12.8% (2000 est.) |
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